The Cosby Show: Denise friend got pregnant on purpose.

[@milissaramlakhan9791]

Claire is immovable, she always guides with love and strength..."you have to learn to care about people without taking on all their problems"

[@turnerfaughn338]

1:30 I love how even though Denise is portrayed as the most free spirited kid, she still knows how to set boundaries and how dumb it is to have a child you're not prepared for.

[@devanshepard9118]

What's ironic is how Bill treated her when she got pregnant in real life

[@M-wi5tw]

His episodes always had a relevant message. This is sooooo needed right now. These kids are off the chain, having babies left and right with any and everybody.

[@KATEPALSALLY]

I liked how Clair was so forceful: IT WONT! She really was the boss of the household lol

[@malbrojay4740]

Then 3 years later, Denise shows up with a husband and a toddler lol

[@talltalllady]

​@@malbrojay47403 years makes a lot of difference. And at least she was married.

[@malbrojay4740]

@@talltalllady True. Though I think that they dropped the ball on adding in her real life pregnancy into the show. It would have been very realistic for her character to be pregnant in college and out of wedlock and it would have shown that the Huxtables weren't so picture perfect as they may have seemed.

[@talltalllady]

@@malbrojay4740 That picture perfect image is the very thing Cosby didn't want to destroy.

[@sbrooks729]

@@malbrojay4740Debbie wanted to keep the idea

[@Spinelli_Blues]

Lela Rochon has always been so beautiful

[@mauricesantinomf]

She's a baddie fr fr

[@PassiveAgressive319]

I remember her in Boomerang

[@LisaW509]

Regardless of what Bill Cosby did, this show will forever have a special place in my heart.

[@stefanhammel192]

Yup thats the way I look at it too. These are warm childhood memories and I cant just erase that because Cosby did bad things in his private life

[@lisasimon4479]

He was framed. Cosby must have had something on the evils they didn't want him to tell.

[@pgfnj0279]

I really like how Claire sums it up at the end about personal responsibility and accountability. In the end, we want to support our friends and be there for them, but at the same time, we can’t take culpability for all of their mistakes too….it’s called being an adult 💯

[@sbshortcake]

Why wouldn't they just get married without the dad's permission? It's a lot easier than having a kid.

[@malbrojay4740]

It was the 80s... families were more conservative back then.

[@sbshortcake]

@@malbrojay4740 which is wide to me, because they basically had a baby out of wedlock. Seems like that would be more taboo than running off to get married then having the baby.

[@tigertbalm]

@@sbshortcake Yes,that is something that makes no sense.

[@dlsmith300201]

I loved how Claire said “Tell anyone WHAT?” without securing the promise Denise asked. Such an attorney response lol. I love her.

[@MARIEANDERSON-eq2ht]

That's the thing about being young, you don't think things through. I met this woman who hated being in the Army and tried to get pregnant so she could get out. When she finally did get pregnant, her boyfriend didn't have a job. So, if she had gotten out, she wouldn't have a job either. She ended up having to stay in support the kid.

[@aaronkenyon7112]

She should have thought the Army thing through. That's a pretty huge commitment and shouldn't be taken lightly. Shame she had to learn the hard way

[@ama8541]

Denise was a true friend.

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

She got pregnant because she is “Sunshine.” 🤣🤣

[@ohwell94]

I am with Claire on this one

[@VideoFanatic02]

I love how she slams the dishwasher shut. Lol

[@stepcollazo8134]

Both ladies are so beautiful natural beauty..

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

The confidence of youth, where you think that you can have a baby, work, and study, all at once.

[@newyorkfan16]

Especially female youth being brainwashed by feminists that they can have and do it all...

[@ritasnow8319]

A lot of it is how parents raised you. And if it is a happy home. Any friends I had that got married young was because they wanted to get out of the house.

[@VideoFanatic02]

Shut up ​@@newyorkfan16

[@jcwarner90]

I'll never understand how two black teenagers in 80's Brooklyn didn't realize having a child at 19 would be a bad idea

[@MrsOrtiz-m9y]

Well, it happens everywhere all the time! I don’t see what’s so difficult to understand. Being young you think you know everything. I got pregnant on purpose when I was 19.. however, I had a job and was paying my bills for a long time. But my mind wasn’t as mature as I thought.. she’s now 12.. sometimes I want another and then other times I’m so overwhelmed even though my life is pretty much together, I don’t know how I would do it.

[@Despot-Tyrant]

@@MrsOrtiz-m9yJust Do What’s Best For Your Daughter And Yourself Cause That’s All You Can Do And Best Of Luck To You.

[@MrCraigblaze]

I thought at one point in the in the show I thought the family lived in Manhattan..?? I could be wrong..Early on ..

[@tacmoney1974]

Kids don't think

[@angela-ji1cg]

It happens everywhere with every race so idk where u are getting information for. 😢

[@chocolatemilkhotel96]

The mom being so certain it wont happen to her daughter is being naive.

[@abelmantor7557]

Denise is so beautiful ❤

[@axelfoley1406]

I think Veronica looks better

[@bxi1547]

Simp

[@mauricesantinomf]

​@@axelfoley1406stop it they're both beautiful

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

How can someone get pregnant on purose when they know that are not ready to take on such a huge resposibility? don't they know that getting pregnant and having a child at a young age is something that can never be undone? What denise's friend did was irresponsible. she should've concentrated on finishing college, getting a good job, getting married and then having a child. she needed to work first on getting a very good education and then very good financial security.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

She is very young and clearly hasn’t had very good guidance. Calling kids stupid when they can only learn from adults is so ignorant.

[@axelfoley1406]

Very true. I agree. Unfortunately, it falls on the parents to instill discipline and decent values in their children.

[@taddow14]

Their being selfish.

[@kristinazubic9669]

Seems like she and Jim thought their parents, or at least HER parents, would take care of the financial security part.

[@kayb3839]

​​@@lizziebkennedy7505ery well said. So many troubled kids want to have a baby so someone will love them They don't understand that babies don't understand love in the beginning. And she didn't get pregnant on her own

[@t.w.8174]

We need this show back. People these days are outrageously out of control, mostly because family and home life have fallen apart. You can’t go out and face the world in a healthy manner without a stable home.

[@Sayboy-e1f]

Right all we need to do is just start back watching the show . I know I am because I need this inspiration now..

[@LEGENDPantherJennings]

Lela looks Beauty

[@stepcollazo8134]

Looks she is..a beauty

[@tashawilliams8093]

Once again no one holds the guy accountable. They both willingly did it.

[@crisvanfan]

Were you listening Clair held both of them accountable

[@ashleysmith1369]

The guy wasn't Denise's friend.

[@newyorkfan16]

Women are the goalie of thier uteruses, She DECIDES who gets in. She DECIDES how long he stays in there. She DECIDES whether or not he gets in there at all. Oh that's right. No incentive for a WOMAN to be sexually responsible. The government can take care of you...section 8, WIC, food stamps, child care, maternity leave...all on the Taxpayers dime. How do men benefit from this again?

[@nix6656]

They didn’t know who the guy was. They were talking about HER friend

[@TLDavis1230]

Pregnancy and childbirth are 100% on the woman. Choosing to carry a child to term is not on the man.

[@eromalandersson5716]

That's just a mean thing to do to a child.

[@angela-ji1cg]

U can get a good job without a degree. There are certificates & job training she can also get.

[@MAGAISKLAN]

Lisa is so pretty! Leila is beautiful too!

[@huldagieshubler804]

I used to watch this at 8 years old and I never knew how morally teaching this was designed. I love it! Now look at the crappy role models in some of today's shows! 🤢

[@faithbasedliving9391]

Lies, college degrees just aren’t worth what they cost anymore. They should have had jobs though.

[@beadoll8025]

Back then a college degree was well worth it, but like you said now it's a crapshoot.

[@jcwarner90]

So selfish.

[@youknowwhatflav9916]

Denise lying to that girl 😂

[@sabriyahsmith346]

We need these lessons on tv NOW!!!!!

[@pjthedjbrother7326]

Which episode is this on the Cosby show

[@TheYoungandtheRedeemed]

The Shower (Season 3, Episode 19)

[@marqueswilliams345]

Probably should’ve listened to her father

[@hopecobb25]

Even if anyone gets a Master's degree, it is still hard to get a decent job.

[@brandonlightfoot5631]

Times were much different back then, this was the late 80’s or or early 90’s. It is very difficult to get job these days.

[@hopecobb25]

@brandonlightfoot5631 Right? America wants everyone to get a PhD. They want us to go into debt.

[@simplyjuannie5128]

0:50 Not yet. But wait until 2018 to ask that question again. 🤭

[@tibaby2010]

You’re pathetic for saying that.

[@kissame104]

What a tactless comment to make.

[@jaywad8876]

Lela Rochon wow

[@j.c.n9718]

Lela Rochon?

[@ethanarmitage5611]

❤

[@starpitre5702]

25 is my baby time

[@NadrianATRS]

Denise’S

[@gregorywilliams8555]

👁Wonder If Doctor Huxtable Gave L.R.🅰️Lil Dranky Drank When She Appeared N Dis Episode?

[@Ghanaquankel2776]

No she doesn't fit the profile. Mr. Cosby liked mostly Becky's and light skin black women if they weren't too dark.

[@gregorywilliams8555]

Lmbo!😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@kimberlymcneill7283]

Yall are both ignorant as hell.

[@kingsports1113]

Or kim Reese from different world she was at the baby shower

[@marcovillareal6163]

Right? Thought the same thing. I'm surprised she didn't come forward too.

[@GLBLHOF]

D-m good parenting advice